Hello again! We have been working hard in our teaching jobs and are both really enjoying it now! The hours are quite long but when we've not been working we've been exploring more of Santiago and the surrounding areas. Last weekend, we went down to a coastal town named Pichilemu with some friends (about 4 hours away... give or take 2 hours for slow Chilean bus drivers) which was brilliant. We stayed in a hostel right opposite the beach and we had great weather...

Apologies for the very late update! We have both been really busy with work and living in Santiago generally. After living in our new flat for a only a few days, Nick flew out to visit us which was brilliant! We spent the first day taking him round the sights of Santiago and eating and drinking a lot. We went to a great steak restaurant, which is close to our flat, so we will definitely be going back there again! The next day we got up early and took the hour...

After 2 days of travelling along Ruta 40 in Argentinian Patagonia (with an over night stop on the way) we finally arrived in Bariloche! We instantly loved the town. It is a ski resort in the winter so felt very similar to being in a town in the Alps and it is right next to a massive lake. Our first night there we treated ourselves to some expensive (by South American standards) steaks, which were INCREDIBLE!! Best steak I've ever eaten! As many people keep poin...

It's been a while since we've done the blog and since the last post we have finished our course (and both got graded 'excellent' which we were happy about), done a week of Spanish lessons, both got teaching jobs for March, found an apartment with two of our friends and now we're in Patagonia!! Busy busy! It's still so hot in Santiago and despite the fact we still haven't had a drop of rain in the city, we've had two landslides in the mountains within the space o...

Hello - we're back! There has been a massive delay in us putting another blog up because we have been so incredibly busy since we landed in Santiago 2 and a half weeks ago. We have started our TEFL course now, which is pretty intense but good and we have 2 weeks left before starting a week of Spanish lessons. We have met some great people since we've been here and we are really loving Chile. It is so hot here - most days around 30 degrees but last week it got...